The following databases provide information on English, Literature, and Literary Criticism.

Database Name	Subjects Covered What you can find here	Link	How to use this database
Literary Reference Center	Author biographies, literary criticism, some literary works themselves	http://web.ebscohost.com/lrc/search?vid=1&hid=105&sid=0afded84-a8c4-4347-a5f5-4aca1acfc099%40sessionmgr114
Bloom’s Literary Reference	Author biographies, literary criticism	http://www.fofweb.com/Lit/default.asp?ItemID=WE54
Twayne’s Authors Series	Literary criticism on authors	http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/nysl_se_msvalhs
JSTOR	General information about authors and their work	http://www.jstor.org
The Oxford English Dictionary - OED	Dictionary definitions, word etymology	http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature	Encyclopedia entries on authors and selected literary works	www.oxford-americanliterature.com
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Rhetoric	Encyclopedia entries on arguments and famous logical hypotheses	www.oxford-rhetoric.com